Francesco Martinelli writes: One of the most loved voices of Turkish jazz, vocalist Ayşe Gencer, daughter of pianist and bandleader İlham Gencer and and singer Ayten Alpman, passed away at the age […]
RIP Ayşe Gencer (1956-2022)
Dispatches from Istanbul / 2022 Akbank Jazz Festival (3)
Francesco Martinelli’s third and final report from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September-9 October 2022) The spacious, tree-lined streets of the affluent neighbourhood of Suadiye, facing the Prince’s Island on the […]
Dispatches from Istanbul / 2022 Akbank Jazz Festival (2)
Francesco Martinelli’s second report from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September-9 October 2022) The 32nd edition of the Akbank Jazz Festival saved some of its more famous names for the second […]
Dispatches from Istanbul / 2022 Akbank Jazz Festival (1)
Francesco Martinelli reports from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September- 9 October 2022) Akbank Jazz Festival is a bank-sponsored autumn event in Istanbul. It has been celebrating its 32nd edition this […]
Bulgarian Showcases at the Europe Jazz Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Showcases at Europe Jazz Conference (National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria, 22-25 September 2022. Report by Tony Dudley-Evans) This year’s Europe Jazz Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria presented a showcase programme, giving […]
Barga Jazz Festival and Competition 2022 (Italy)
Barga Jazz Festival and Competition(Barga, Italy, 26 & 27 August 2022. Festival and competition round-up by Francesco Martinelli*) The stunning city of Barga, in the Serchio Valley to the north of Lucca, […]
